Four important news developments in Asia from this week and one key event to keep an eye out for next week. 1. Philippine President Benigno Aquino paid a visit to the United States and had his first meeting with President…
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India and the New U.S. Defense Strategy
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By Amer Latif Recently the U.S. Department of Defense released its new strategic guidance, which reflected the expected shift toward the Asia-Pacific region, touted by U.S. officials since the fall of last year. What was a bit unexpected was the…
Obstacles Remain to Improved U.S. Relations with Myanmar
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By Greg Poling Despite recent progress, many barriers still remain in place to improved American relations with Myanmar. Throughout her recent groundbreaking trip, Secretary Clinton emphasized that Myanmar still has a lot of work to do before U.S. sanctions can…
What Clinton Accomplished in Myanmar
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By Greg Poling For the first time since John Foster Dulles did it in 1955, a U.S. Secretary of State just wrapped up a visit to long-secluded Myanmar. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with government leaders, including President Thein…
Why Go to Myanmar?
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By Ernie Bower Why should Hillary Clinton go to Myanmar? The short answer is to encourage the best chance at real political change in a country that effectively cloistered itself under harsh military rule for nearly five decades. Myanmar,…
Déjà Vu
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By Karl F. Inderfurth The formal document issued at last week’s high-level conference in Turkey was entitled the “Istanbul Process on Regional Security and Cooperation for a Secure and Stable Afghanistan.” The participating nations pledged they will be guided by…
Engaging Laos: Strategic Part of the ASEAN Puzzle
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By Murray Hiebert & Greg Poling In July 2010, Lao deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Thongloun Sisoulith paid an official visit to Washington. He remains the highest-ranking Lao official to visit Washington since the communist takeover in…
The “After Hillary Era” Concerns Southeast Asia
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By Ernest Bower, Senior Adviser and Director, Southeast Asia Program, CSIS Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks to the opening session of the first Senior Officials Meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum’s annual round of discussions earlier…
CSIS Southeast Asia Program Names Secretary Clinton Southeast Asia Person of the Year
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at a joint press availability with ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, during her first trip overseas as Secretary in 2009. State Department photo in the public domain.…
Links from around the Asia Pacific
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Some of the more interesting developments and commentary from Asia over the last few days: –New Zealand has released its first Defence White Paper (PDF) in thirteen years. –The Lowy Institute’s Jenny Hayward-Jones looks ahead to to Secretary of State…